阿尔弗雷多Roa-Henriquez, NDSU assistant professor of supply chain management and Challey Institute Scholar, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation. 这项为期两年的资助, part of the NSF Program on Humans, Disasters and the Built Environment, focuses on advancing resilience for small- and mid-sized businesses, particularly for businesses of underrepresented groups such as minority- and women-owned businesses.
在业务弹性方面, less is known about disaster recovery for minority- and women-owned and operated businesses, which can be slower to recover or more likely to permanently close because of unique barriers they face such as limited access to capital, 供应链问题, challenging labor disruptions and business development issues.
这个项目, titled “Advanced Data and Methods to Improve Hazard Resilience for Underrepresented Groups: Minority- and Women-Owned Small and Mid-Sized Businesses,” is a collaborative effort between U.S. 研究人员和, Kyoto University’s Disaster Prevention 研究 Institute and Kagawa University in Japan. 美国.S. research team comprises scholars from four universities, showcasing the depth and breadth of expertise in this project. Alongside Principal Investigator Roa-Henriquez, the team includes:
- 亚当·罗斯, Senior 研究 Fellow and Director Emeritus at USC’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies, and a prominent figure in economic resilience research.
- 副警长诺亚·多马迪, CREATE 研究 Fellow and associate professor at Ohio State’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
- Maria Watson合伙人, assistant professor at the University of Florida’s School of Construction Management, brings her resilience and construction management expertise to the team.
Rose was the advisor to Dormady, 和Dormady, 反过来, served as the doctoral advisor to Roa-Henriquez. This mentorship lineage underscores the collaborative and generational continuity within the team.
美国.S. researchers on the project will survey minority- and women-owned operated businesses affected by Hurricane Ian in Florida in 2022 to understand challenges to recovery and analyze data to better understand how they cope and recover from catastrophic events. The team of Japanese researchers will conduct nearly identical observational data collection efforts in Japan, focused on impacts of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake and 2018 West Japan Rain.
By enhancing resilience processes and capacities, the project aims to study dynamic resilience or how businesses can optimize the timing of resilience investments, including repair and reconstruction efforts. 另外, the findings will inform federal, 州和地方政策设计, ultimately improving the resilience of SMEs against future disasters.
这个项目's focus on minority- and women-owned businesses aims to address critical resilience challenges faced by these underrepresented groups, ensuring that they can effectively recover and thrive following disasters.
The NSF grant awarded to Roa-Henriquez and his esteemed colleagues marks a significant step forward in enhancing the resilience of underrepresented business groups. This research promises to deliver meaningful contributions to the field of disaster resilience and improve the capacity of minority- and women-owned businesses to recover and thrive after catastrophic events.
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